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Chapter 497 - Chapter 497: Guardians of the Galaxy Assemble

Everyone looked up at the fighter jet streaking straight toward them in the sky. Star-Lord instantly guessed who it was.

"Yondu?"

Ethan also guessed. He did not even need to release his mental energy to scan the inside of the fighter.

Recalling the plot from his memory, the only person who would rush here in such a hurry and be connected to the Ravagers was Yondu, the old man who, despite not being Star-Lord's biological father, truly treated him like his own son.

As for how Yondu found them?

Star-Lord had previously mentioned encountering Rocket Raccoon and Groot, and when he said he was being hunted by the raccoon, he met his father, Ego. Ego helped Star-Lord get rid of the pursuer and brought him to this planet.

Rocket Raccoon was hunting Star-Lord for Yondu's bounty. Although his mission failed, he knew Star-Lord's whereabouts, and it did not seem strange for him to tell Yondu in exchange for some reward.

Yondu might have been angry before because Star-Lord's actions had made him look bad in front of his subordinates.

But compared to that, Peter Quill being found by his biological father, Ego, was something he cared about much more.

He knew clearly what happened to the children sent to Ego. As soon as Yondu thought of Star-Lord's life being in danger at any moment, he definitely would not care about losing face. Bringing his men here to save his son was what he wanted to do most.

However, for Yondu, the leader of a group of Ravagers, to come alone in just one fighter jet, it seemed his rescue operation had encountered some obstacles.

In the original plot, there was a mutiny among Yondu's crew. Perhaps a similar plot played out again, but it was unclear how Yondu handled it?

The Ravager fighter jet was already very close. With Ethan's current eyesight, he could already clearly see Rocket Raccoon in the pilot's seat and Yondu in the co-pilot's seat.

Under normal circumstances, to land properly at this distance and altitude, they should have been slowing down, otherwise they would crash straight into the ground. Even though the structure and materials of these spacecraft were very sturdy, and even a crash would not turn them into scattered scrap metal, and the pilots might only suffer minor injuries, no one wanted to experience the feeling of such an impact.

This fighter jet, however, showed no intention of slowing down and had even revealed its autocannons, constantly adjusting its firing angle, as if it could attack at any moment.

"Oh, shit!"

Star-Lord thought Yondu had come to hunt him down, so his first reaction was to find cover and hide.

He did not forget to shout a warning for everyone to dodge the attack, but before he could even move, Ethan, who was standing not far in front of him, grabbed him. "No need to panic."

With a slight raise of his hand, a blue energy circle immediately appeared in front of the Ravager fighter's flight path.

Yondu did not know what this thing was, but his instinct told him not to get close to it.

But the flying speed was too fast. Even though his reflexes were far beyond ordinary people, the fighter jet could not adjust direction in time.

The Ravager fighter jet plunged headfirst into the blue energy circle released by Ethan, then disappeared from the sky, as if it had never appeared. If he had not known Ethan's methods beforehand, Star-Lord would have even suspected he was hallucinating.

Immediately after, Ethan raised his other hand. In an open space not far behind him, the Ravager fighter jet that had disappeared into the energy circle reappeared and was placed there steadily. Even though the rear thrusters were frantically releasing thrust, the fighter showed no sign of moving.

In everyone's eyes, Ethan displayed miraculous abilities. Nebula and Gamora just felt this ability was very powerful, and they could not think of how to deal with it.

And Ego, who possessed vast energy and was skilled in controlling energy, had a more detailed understanding of the ability Ethan displayed.

"Space?"

"Yes."

"The Space Stone?"

As Ego, who had lived in this universe for countless years, he naturally knew about the Infinity Stones, but he had absolute confidence in his own strength and felt that he did not need such things.

"Very insightful."

Actually, Ethan had not used the Space Stone. It was just that he had studied and analyzed the nature of spatial energy through the Space Stone for a long time, and now when he used spatial magic, the energy fluctuations were quite similar to those contained within the Space Stone.

His answer was actually misleading Ego. If Ego thought he was just a nobody relying on external objects, he did not mind giving the guy a big surprise.

Sensing that the fighter jet he had controlled with a spatial lock had finally shut down its engine, Ethan also lifted the spell placed on the fighter, allowing it to truly land.

Yondu, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Yondu's first mate, Kraglin, stepped out of the fighter. They were fully armed, loaded with a large number of weapons except for Groot, looking as if they were about to participate in a fierce battle.

As soon as Yondu saw Star-Lord, he immediately roared at him.

He did not say how unhappy he was, but instead warned him to stay away from Ego, which left Star-Lord full of questions. Wasn't Yondu here to hunt him?

Before he could react, Yondu had rushed over to Star-Lord with his people, simultaneously pointing his weapon at Ego, who was not far in front of them.

Now it was certain, Yondu was indeed not here to kill him. Moreover, the first thing he said after rushing over was to ask if he was alright.

"I'm fine... Why are you here?"

"I heard Ego found you." Yondu saw that Star-Lord was alright, and a large part of his worry dissipated. The remaining worry was because they still had to face Ego, and he knew this one was not easy to deal with. "You have no idea how much trouble you're about to face."

"No, I do."

Yondu glanced at Star-Lord beside him and found that the kid was very different from the child he remembered.

"You know?"

"Yes."

"Alright." Yondu nodded. He saw Star-Lord's expression and knew what decision the guy had made. After all, he had raised Star-Lord, and he understood this son very well.

"It's not alright at all!" The raccoon, who had been standing by, expressed his dissatisfaction. "I have no idea what's going on. Could you please stop talking in riddles and let me know what's happening?"

"Once we deal with the trouble, I'll explain the specific situation to you properly." Yondu's gaze remained fixed on Ego. He was very puzzled as to why this guy was not doing anything. Just watching them chat here? "If we're still alive, that is."

"That does not sound reassuring at all..."

The only thing Rocket Raccoon was certain of was that there was going to be a life-and-death battle, and their chances of winning were not very high, even though it looked like everyone around them was on their side.

"Do not worry, you have time to slowly understand the situation."

Ethan glanced at Yondu and then at Rocket Raccoon. Adding the few people around, most of the Guardians of the Galaxy members were here, only missing Mantis, who should be somewhere on this planet, and Drax the Destroyer, who was locked up in Nova Corps prison.

These guys, after going around in circles, had gathered together again. If he had not shown up, this group would have been the ones to confront Ego. If they could successfully defeat Ego, then they would have saved the entire galaxy, and the Guardians of the Galaxy would be successfully reassembled?

"Is this the legendary will of the great universe?"

However, Ethan was too lazy to care if it was the will of the world. Right now, he had more important things to deal with.

Ego letting Yondu and the raccoon talk there for so long was not because he did not want to do anything. In fact, he had secretly launched attacks, but they had all been blocked by Ethan.

"The Space Stone, it is more powerful than I imagined."

Ego, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again. This time, he gave up on using subtle means and chose a frontal attack.

Two massive energy pillars shot out from the ground. One attacked Ethan, and the other drilled into Ego's body, causing the seemingly old Ego to erupt with fierce energy fluctuations. In just an instant, he rushed from where he was standing to in front of Ethan, even faster than the energy pillar, reaching Ethan first.

Crack.

With a punch, it was as if a sheet of glass shattered. The space in front of Ethan was blasted into fragments by Ego's punch. The stable spatial energy suddenly formed an energy storm as space shattered, indiscriminately causing terrifying destruction to everything around.

It was like a beautiful picture suddenly being splattered with black ink. The violent spatial storm also caused this ink to continuously expand until the energy subsided and space returned to stability before it disappeared.

Even Ego did not dare to touch this blackness, so when he detected the generation of the violent spatial turbulence, he decisively retreated, while that energy pillar plunged into the ink. No strange phenomena occurred, the energy pillar simply lost a section out of thin air.

Looking at Ethan opposite him, the young man was smiling at him and gently snapped his fingers with his right hand. He was becoming increasingly fond of this action.

Along with the crisp snap, Ego found himself suddenly surrounded by a boundless sea of fire. Fierce flames were surging wildly and wrapping around him.

"Very interesting method, but unfortunately, this trick is meaningless."

The temperature of the flames Ethan released was very high. Large areas of fire surrounded him from all directions, making it seem impossible for him to escape.

But even if this body was completely burned away, what then? This was just an energy clone of his. As long as his main body was not damaged, he could recover instantly.

"Main body?"

Ego thought of something, and his expression suddenly became very ugly.

(To be continued.)

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